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Finland

Population

5,620,192

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
122nd
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
−1,5900.03%

Population of Finland

3M4M5M6M7M8M9M10M95% prediction intervalPeak20265.6M2050 projection5.4M↓ 5% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 5,620,192. 2050 projection: 5,351,645.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Finland. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20265,621,7390.03%122
20255,623,3290.11%118
20205,529,6120.14%117
20195,521,7590.11%117
20185,515,7360.13%116
20175,508,3960.24%116
20155,479,7170.33%116
20105,363,3500.46%115
20055,246,0820.34%113
20005,176,2020.21%108

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Helsinki is home to 696,374 people, 12.39% of Finland's population.

City population600K300K100K
Helsinki 696.4KEspoo 335.0KTampere 269.7KOulu 220.7KTurku 211.5KJyvaskyla 152.1KKuopio 128.3KLahti 121.9KPori 83.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Helsinki696.4K12.39%
2Espoo335.0K5.96%
3Tampere269.7K4.80%
4Vantaa258.6K4.60%
5Oulu220.7K3.93%
6Turku211.5K3.76%
7Jyvaskyla152.1K2.70%
8Kuopio128.3K2.28%
9Lahti121.9K2.17%
10Pori83.0K1.48%

Finland by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Finland is home to an estimated 5,620,192 people, the 122nd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Finland has a net population change of approximately -13 people per day, driven by 120 births, 168 deaths, and net immigration of 35 people.
Share of world
Finland makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.76% of Europe's.
Density
18.5 people per km² of land (47.9 per mi²), ranking 206th among countries and territories.
Urban living
74.52% of people live in urban areas.

Finland Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K150K150K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

44.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.47%

Female

50.53%

Life expectancy 79.8Life expectancy 85

Ethnicity

87.3%

Finnish

  • Finnish87.3%
  • Other6.1%
  • Swedish5.1%
  • Russian1.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Religion

66.6%

Lutheran, the largest religion

  • Lutheran66.6%
  • None30.6%
  • Other1.7%
  • Orthodox1.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Finland United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Finland
  5. Statistics Finland